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Creating Requirements Reports

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About Requirements Reports Creating a Default Requirements Report for a Model Customizing a Requirements Report with Links to DOORS Requirements

About Requirements Reports

Requirements reports contain information about DOORS requirements and their implementation in a Simulink model:

• The date the DOORS requirements module was last modified and by whom

• The number of links from the Simulink model to DOORS requirements modules

• The details about links from Simulink objects to their linked DOORS requirements

This section describes only those areas of the report that are specific to DOORS requirements. For more detailed information about the RMI reports, see Creating a Requirements Report.

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Creating a Default Requirements Report for a Model

To create a requirements report for the sf_car_doors model:

1. Open the sf_car_doors model.

2. Select Tools > Requirements > Generate Report.

3. If the DOORS software is not running, you see the following dialog box.

   

   If you click Skip, the report does not include information about when you last modified the DOORS requirement.

4. Start the DOORS software.

5. Click Retry to continue.

By default, the report has the file name requirements.html. RMI stores the report under the MATLAB Current Folder.

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Customizing a Requirements Report with Links to DOORS Requirements

RMI uses the Simulink Report Generator software to generate the requirements report. You can customize the report using the RMI, or you can use the Simulink Report Generator software for advanced customization.

Customizing the Report Using the RMI

To customize the requirements report in the Model Editor:

1. Select Tools > Requirements > Settings.

   The Requirements Settings dialog box opens.

2. Click the Report tab.

   

   The options that you select in the Requirements Settings dialog box determine the contents of the report.

   Requirements Settings Report Option	Description
   Highlight the model before generating report	Highlights the Simulink objects with requirements in the Model Editor before creating the report and highlights them in the report.
   Report objects with no links to requirements	Lists Simulink objects that have no requirements.
   Use document index in requirements tables where possible	Uses a document ID instead of a path name in the requirements table, if ID is available.

3. Select the options that you want and click Close.

Run the report to generate the requirements report for your model.

Customizing the Report Using the Simulink Report Generator Software

If you have a license for the Simulink Report Generator software, you can further modify the default requirements report.

To customize the requirements report, first start the Simulink Report Generator software. At the MATLAB command prompt, enter the following command:

setedit requirements

The Report Explorer dialog box opens the requirements report template that the RMI uses when generating a requirements report. The report template contains Simulink Report Generator components that define the structure of the requirements report.

If you click a component in the middle pane, the options you can specify for that component appear in the right-hand pane. For detailed information about using a particular component to customize your report, at the bottom of the right-hand pane, click Help.

In addition to the standard report components, Simulink Report Generator provides RMI-specific components. These components insert information about Simulink objects whether or not they have associated requirements:

• Missing Requirements Block Loop — Applies all child components to blocks that have no requirements

• Missing Requirements System Loop — Applies all child components to systems that have no requirements

• Requirements Block Loop — Applies all child components to block that have requirements

• Requirements Documents Table — Inserts table that lists requirements documents

• Requirements Signal Loop — Applies all child components to signal groups with requirements

• Requirements Summary Table — Inserts property table listing blocks that have requirements and requirements details

• Requirements System Loop — Applies all child components to systems with requirements

• Requirements Table — Inserts table that lists system and subsystem requirements

There are several ways you can customize the requirements report:

• Add or delete components.

• Move components up or down in the report hierarchy.

• Customize components to specify how the report presents certain information.

For more information about customizing reports, see Simulink Report Generator User's Guide.

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Viewing Simulink Objects with Requirements

Creating Two-Way Links Between Requirements and Simulink Objects

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